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Education discourages using failure as a teaching tool –measuring mastery of material. Grading on the quality of performance is tied to how we view failure and our self-image. We become failure adverse – initiating a cycle of shame, disappointment, and embarrassment. If learners do not believe in their ability to succeed, they engage in making excuses that preserve their self-worth. Learning how to fail means failing forward – continual improving as well as exceeding expectations.